Bell Canada is partnering with geographic information system (GIS) provider Esri Canada to create the Bell Integrated Smart City Ecosystem, combining Bell's 5G network and IoT solutions with Esri's real-time analytics and location intelligence capabilities 'to help cities of all sizes across Canada become connected communities, empowering them to realise their smart city ambitions.' The new 'holistic platform' is designed to manage critical infrastructure and services in real time, enabling secure collection of data from multiple sources for a diverse array of applications including water leak detection, asset management, smart waste management and energy management.

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